Cakephp 3 - reusable code for Table Entities

Question

I have some code, that I need to apply for multiple Tables' Entities

similar to the example here http://book.cakephp.org/3.0/en/orm/entities.html#accessors-mutators

 protected function _setTitle($title)
 {
     // code to make re-usable 

     return $title;
 }

Where can I move my code, so I can access it from multiple Entities. I tried a function inside Behavior, but it did not work.

Thanks

@AD7six, I need to set a new field, but based on some conditions, which I read from `Configure::read`. thanks — dav, Jul 05 '16 at 09:43

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 05 '16 at 09:32

2

You can do this one of two ways. First, using a trait (a bit like what you were trying to achieve with a behavior):-

class Example extends Entity
{
    use TitleTrait;
}

trait TitleTrait 
{

    protected function _setTitle($title)
    {
        return $title;
    }

}

Second way is by using inheritance:-

class Example extends CustomEntity
{

}

abstract class CustomEntity extends Entity
{

    protected function _setTitle($title)
    {
        return $title;
    }

}

answered Jul 05 '16 at 09:32

drmonkeyninja

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Thanks for the answer. Where should I put the trait code from the first way ? – dav Jul 05 '16 at 09:45
@dav it's up to you (I think). I personally create a `src/Traits` directory and place them in there. – drmonkeyninja Jul 05 '16 at 09:47

Cakephp 3 - reusable code for Table Entities

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